User talk:Markweisbrot

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Saw your edits (and am replying) over at Talk:Dean Baker -and especially if you are M W, doubly welcome. Wikipedia always needs expert voices - have been monitoring the M W article too.John Z (talk) 12:41, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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SandyGeorgia (Talk) 04:18, 15 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ANI

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Rd232 ^talk 09:59, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Block notice

You were blocked on 15 Feb 2010 by User:NuclearWarfare on the basis of this sockpuppet investigation Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Scalabrineformvp. If you believe this was in error, see the instructions above for appealing. Rd232 ^talk 09:22, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Update: NuclearWarfare unblocked you this afternoon. Rd232 ^talk 21:09, 20 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]